Martin Surbeck

Dr. Martin Surbeck is an Associate Professor at Harvard University's Peabody Museum, affiliated with the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on competition, cooperation, and social dynamics in primates, particularly bonobos and chimpanzees. He investigates evolutionary pressures shaping these species' behaviors and their implications for human evolution.

His work combines field studies in wild populations with behavioral and endocrinological data. Since 2016, he has led research at the Kokolopori site in the Democratic Republic of Congo, collaborating with the Bonobo Conservation Initiative (BCI) and Vie Sauvage. This project examines intergroup tolerance mechanisms in bonobos through daily observations of three habituated groups.

No specific scientific awards or grants are mentioned in the provided text. His Pan Lab employs a comparative approach to understand behavioral diversity in primates, emphasizing conservation and evolutionary insights.